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07-16-2002, 08:32 AM
According to the Baltimore Sun, there was a scout from the Mariners watching the game last night at Camden Yards. He's also good friends with Sid's agent, who joined him in a lemonade (:hmm: )..... I hate this trade deadline stuff. :angry: My feeling is the O's have such a good mix here, I'd hate to see it being messed with. And Sid loves it in Baltimore, but understands that it's a business... *sigh* ..... and I'll be in Scotland when the trade deadline passes, so it'll be awhile before I can find out if anything happens. (Crossing fingers that they don't do any drastic trading.)
Some exerpts from the Sun:
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By Joe Christensen
Sun Staff
Originally published July 16, 2002
With the non-waiver trade deadline little more than two weeks away, the Seattle Mariners got a firsthand look last night at one of their potential targets: Orioles pitcher Sidney Ponson.
Former Orioles general manager Pat Gillick, who now steers the Mariners' ship, had a seat right behind the Seattle dugout. A few innings into the game, Ponson's agent, Barry Praver, sat down two seats away from Gillick.
The question of whether to trade Ponson, Scott Erickson or another starting pitcher continues to linger for the Orioles, but things are going so well on the field, there's a growing movement not to tinker with something that isn't broken. ...............
Bordick, who went 3-for-3 with two runs scored, left the game after the seventh inning with a contusion of the right knee. He had X-rays taken, which showed no damage, but Orioles manager Mike Hargrove said Bordick is doubtful for today's game.
"Mike's done nothing but get stronger every day since spring training," Hargrove said of Bordick, who underwent surgery on his throwing shoulder in August but now has a 73-game errorless streak. "I'm not exaggerating when I say I don't know where we'd be without him." ..................
"I never wanted to leave," Ponson said. "I love Baltimore. I love the fans. It's one of those things, I don't want to go, but I know it's a business. If the Orioles get a proposal that they cannot refuse, they have the choice to take it or leave it, and the only thing I can do is keep going out there and keep pitching good, and hopefully they won't think about trading me.".....................
Ponson, 25, would be a perfect fit in terms of his age and contract status. He is making $2.65 million this season and isn't eligible for free agency until after next season. Praver already has one client on the Mariners, outfielder Charles Gipson. "Pat's been a friend of mine for a long time," Praver said of his discussion with Gillick, which seemed so chummy at one point. Each ordered a lemonade from a passing vendor. "We were just talking about baseball in general."
The Orioles know all about Ponson's potential and seem reluctant to move him, Erickson or anyone unless they are absolutely overwhelmed.
(Copyright © 2002, The Baltimore Sun)
Some exerpts from the Sun:
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By Joe Christensen
Sun Staff
Originally published July 16, 2002
With the non-waiver trade deadline little more than two weeks away, the Seattle Mariners got a firsthand look last night at one of their potential targets: Orioles pitcher Sidney Ponson.
Former Orioles general manager Pat Gillick, who now steers the Mariners' ship, had a seat right behind the Seattle dugout. A few innings into the game, Ponson's agent, Barry Praver, sat down two seats away from Gillick.
The question of whether to trade Ponson, Scott Erickson or another starting pitcher continues to linger for the Orioles, but things are going so well on the field, there's a growing movement not to tinker with something that isn't broken. ...............
Bordick, who went 3-for-3 with two runs scored, left the game after the seventh inning with a contusion of the right knee. He had X-rays taken, which showed no damage, but Orioles manager Mike Hargrove said Bordick is doubtful for today's game.
"Mike's done nothing but get stronger every day since spring training," Hargrove said of Bordick, who underwent surgery on his throwing shoulder in August but now has a 73-game errorless streak. "I'm not exaggerating when I say I don't know where we'd be without him." ..................
"I never wanted to leave," Ponson said. "I love Baltimore. I love the fans. It's one of those things, I don't want to go, but I know it's a business. If the Orioles get a proposal that they cannot refuse, they have the choice to take it or leave it, and the only thing I can do is keep going out there and keep pitching good, and hopefully they won't think about trading me.".....................
Ponson, 25, would be a perfect fit in terms of his age and contract status. He is making $2.65 million this season and isn't eligible for free agency until after next season. Praver already has one client on the Mariners, outfielder Charles Gipson. "Pat's been a friend of mine for a long time," Praver said of his discussion with Gillick, which seemed so chummy at one point. Each ordered a lemonade from a passing vendor. "We were just talking about baseball in general."
The Orioles know all about Ponson's potential and seem reluctant to move him, Erickson or anyone unless they are absolutely overwhelmed.
(Copyright © 2002, The Baltimore Sun)